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Woonsocket, Rhode Island Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Woonsocket weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Woonsocket, RI
Sunday, July 5 at 6:33 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
72%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Sunset
4:24 PM
Woonsocket, RI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWoonsocket, RI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 67°H 86°
Woonsocket, RI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    23%
    0.09″
    86°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    0.02″
    82°67°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    82%
    0.17″
    65°60°-17°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    75°59°+10°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    83°57°+8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.01″
    85°64°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    23%
    85°55°
Woonsocket, RI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
008° · veering 91°
Direction
N
008°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 22
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 202SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 91° from the n.
Woonsocket, RI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+2.9
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.71005.21008.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Woonsocket, RI
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-14 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 5 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 5 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
1.00
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Woonsocket, RI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.5mi
UNLIMITED
99 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
10:33 UTC · Woonsocket, RI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
10:33 UTC · Woonsocket, RI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Woonsocket, RI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Woonsocket, RI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Woonsocket, RI
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
4:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Woonsocket, RI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Woonsocket, RI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Woonsocket at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 02895

15-Day Forecast — Woonsocket

  1. Sun86°70°23%
  2. Mon82°67°74%
  3. Tue65°60°82%
  4. Wed75°59°23%
  5. Thu83°57°9%
  6. Fri85°64°39%
  7. Sat85°55°23%
  8. Sun79°58°16%
  9. Mon64°55°21%
  10. Tue84°53°20%
  11. Wed84°62°18%
  12. Thu87°60°42%
  13. Fri89°69°28%
  14. Sat87°68°39%
  15. Sun90°65°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Woonsocket

SPC includes Woonsocket in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Woonsocket

  • 02895

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.